Exam 5: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

Human responses to health conditions and life processes that may develop in a vulnerable individual,family,or community are known as a(n)__________ patient problem.

During an admission assessment,the nurse collects objective and subjective data.What is an example of subjective data?

Which is an example of a patient problem?

All of the following patients have been admitted to the acute care setting.On admission,which patient should receive a focused assessment?

A clinical judgment concerning a human response to health conditions/life processes,or a vulnerability for that response,by an individual,family,group or community is known as a nursing ___________.

The document that outlines a _________________ plan for care interventions over a specified time frame is called a clinical pathway,critical path,action plan,or care map.

What framework does the establishment of priorities of care during the planning phase of the nursing process often use?

What is the basis for designing and selecting nursing interventions to meet patient needs?

What documentation reflects implementation?

What are the two primary methods used to collect data?

During an admission assessment,the nurse collects objective and subjective data.What is an example of subjective data?

During a physical examination,the nurse discovers that the patient demonstrates signs of flushed,dry,hot skin; dry oral mucous membranes; and temperature elevation.The nurse should treat this data as the basis of a patient problem plan.What does this data represent?

What organized approach might the nurse use when performing a complete physical examination?

The standards that name and measure patient ________ are referred to as NOC (Nursing Outcome Classification).

NANDA International meets to reorganize diagnosis labels and language every 2 ____________.

The nurse writes two patient problems: (1)inadequate nutritional intake related to vomiting as manifested by a 3-lb weight loss and (2)risk for impaired skin integrity related to inadequate nutrition.What is the major difference between these diagnoses?

A patient with a urinary tract infection is assessed using a clinical pathway.When a projected outcome is not met by a predetermined date,it is determined that what has occurred?

The patient is confined to bed rest,which contributes to immobility.What is bed rest considered in this situation?

What objective data should the nurse include after a patient assessment?

When a nurse selects interventions to assist the patient to meet the needs demonstrated,the nurse is in which phase of the nursing process?